Keller Law Attorneys

Jenna H. Keller represents numerous farmers, ranchers, mineral and royalty owners, and rural landowners throughout eastern Colorado, northwestern Colorado, western Nebraska and southern Wyoming with a particular emphasis on oil, gas, and wind issues. She also handles wills, trusts, estates/probate, conservation easements and water rights, and provides guidance in real estate transactions and related litigation on those subject matters, all with an emphasis on rural land issues. Ms. Keller grew up on a wheat farm in northeastern Colorado and knows firsthand the challenges facing rural farmers and ranchers.

Ms. Keller received her law degree from the University of Wyoming’s College of Law, where she graduated Order of the Coif. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Political Economy from Colorado College. Ms. Keller is admitted to practice law in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

Ms. Keller has lectured throughout northern, northeastern, and southeastern Colorado on topics such as oil and gas leasing, restrictions and encumbrances on the transfer of water shares, oil and gas pipeline easements, and wills, trusts and powers of attorney. She is a regular speaker at the annual High Plains No-Till Conference. She also is a blog contributor at the Mineral Rights Forum and eLegacyConnect.

Outside of work, Ms. Keller volunteers her time with as a member and current co-chair of the Board of the Community Agriculture Alliance. Ms. Keller is also Secretary of the Colorado FFA Foundation Board.

(Deb) decided to become a lawyer because she wanted to help people solve their problems (and after she realized she didn't like Chemistry enough to become a doctor).  Since 1999, Deb has been helping her clients solve their estate, business, and tax planning issues throughout Colorado.  The most important part of her practice is to educate clients and explain in a straightforward manner, the often confusing information and options related to personal, tax, and business planning.  Deb's goals are to ensure that none of her clients feel overwhelmed by the planning process and each person she meets knows she cares about their best interests and happiness.  She represents families, entrepreneurs, and numerous businesses including operating farms and ranches, restaurants, and medical practices.

Deb grew up in Minnesota (and can still talk "Minnesootan" if you ask). She moved to Colorado when she was 19 and has lived here since, aside from a 3-year stint at the University of Oregon where she attended law school.  After law school, she moved back to Steamboat Springs and, despite having pledged to never go back to school again, Deb decided obtaining an LLM in Tax from University of Denver sounded like "fun."  She now divides her time between the Front Range and Steamboat, covering all points in between (and north, south, west and east) - usually on her motorcycle if the weather cooperates.

Curran is a Colorado native with deep family roots in rural northern Colorado in the North Park area. She grew up in a multi-generational ranching family and is familiar with the unique struggles associated with rural land issues. Curran graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2012 and has been a practicing attorney since. She has prior experience in areas involving natural resources issues, including land use, oil and gas law and water law. She enjoys representing rural clients, agricultural clients and small businesses throughout northern, northwestern, and northeastern Colorado. Curran currently serves as a Board Member on the Colorado Water Conservation Board representing the North Platte Basin.

Outside of the office, Curran is an avid reader and enjoys spending time on her family ranch in Jackson County.

Bryce Hinchman joined Keller Law in September 2020 after nearly six years in the land conservation field split between the Yampa Valley Land Trust and the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust.  He graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2014 and has been licensed to practice law in Colorado since 2015.

While at the University of Oregon, Bryce studied contracts, land use, water law, real property, business associations, alternative dispute resolution, and energy law, earning a Statement of Completion in Environmental and Natural Resources Law.  He also served as a Senior Editor for the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation.

Bryce’s diverse background in the nonprofit sector has taken him around the state to work with farmers, ranchers, and local governments in developing and managing complex conservation easement transactions.  He enjoys problem solving and collaborating with people of all backgrounds to achieve their personal and financial goals.

As is par for the course for a full-time resident of Steamboat Springs, Bryce is an avid skier, hiker, and mountain biker.